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Le château en bref
The Château des Vigiers, in Monestier (Dordogne), was built from 1597 onwards by Jean Vigier, royal judge of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, on land purchased from the Duchess of La Rochefoucauld. Its distinctive dovecote is said to have been built without authorisation by Marguerite Vigier in the 17th century. Having remained in the Vigier family until the Revolution, the estate was transformed from 1992 by Swedish entrepreneurs Elisabeth and Lars Urban Petersson into a luxury golf and hotel complex: an 18-hole golf course in 1992, the château converted into a 4-star hotel in 1993 with the gourmet restaurant "Les Fresques", an extension to 47 rooms in 1999, then expansion to 27 holes of golf and 40 additional rooms (Relais des Vigiers) in 2006–2008. Chef Didier Casaguana earned a Michelin star there in 2014.